Maxioms by Martin Luther
In Romans 7, St. Paul says, "The law is spiritual." What does that mean? If the law were physical, then read more
In Romans 7, St. Paul says, "The law is spiritual." What does that mean? If the law were physical, then it could be satisfied by works, but since it is spiritual, no one can satisfy it unless everything he does springs from the depths of the heart. But no one can give such a heart except the Spirit of God, who makes the person be like the law, so that he actually conceives a heartfelt longing for the law and henceforward does everything, not through fear or coercion, but from a free heart.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
Nothing on earth is so well-suited to make the sad merry, the merry sad, to give courage to the despairing, read more
Nothing on earth is so well-suited to make the sad merry, the merry sad, to give courage to the despairing, to make the proud humble, to lessen envy and hate, as music
All our experience with history should teach us, when we look back, how badly human wisdom is betrayed when it read more
All our experience with history should teach us, when we look back, how badly human wisdom is betrayed when it relies on itself
Our Lord commonly giveth Riches to such gross asses, to whom he
affordeth nothing else that is good.
Our Lord commonly giveth Riches to such gross asses, to whom he
affordeth nothing else that is good.
